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Cisco IOS XE 3S Release Notes for the Cisco ASR 903 Router
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New Software Features in Cisco IOS XE Release 3.6S
New Software Features in Cisco IOS XE Release 3.6S
The following are the new software features introduced in Cisco IOS XE Release 3.6S:
Note
Many of the features supported on the Cisco ASR 903 Router require a license for use. For more
information about supported licenses, see
Software Licensing Overview, page 1-2
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Any Transport over MPLS (AToM)—ATM AAL5 over MPLS (AAL5oMPLS)—The AAL5
Transport over MPLS feature provides an ATM permanent virtual circuit (PVC) transport service
for transporting AAL5 PDUs across an IP/MPLS backbone with rate-limit policing and configurable
PVC priority value. A dynamic MPLS tunnel is configured to enable label imposition and
disposition of encapsulated ATM PDUs transported between two edge routers having a Label
Distribution Protocol (LDP) neighbor relationship. For details about this feature, see:
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/mp_l2_vpns/configuration/15-2s/mp-any-transpo
rt.html
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ios_xe/mpls/configuration/guide/mp_any_transport_xe.ht
ml
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/mpls/configuration/guide/mp_any_transport.html
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/asr_900/software/guide/chassis/Release3.6.0S/ASR
903-Chassis-SW-36.html
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BFD IPv6 Encapsulation—This feature introduces support for IPv6 addresses with the BFD
protocol. For details about this feature, see
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipv6/configuration/guide/ip6-bfd.html
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BGP PIC Edge for IP/MPLS—This feature introduces support for BGP PIC Edge for IP/MPLS for
sub-second convergence for IP and MPLS-VPN. For details about this feature, see:
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_bgp/configuration/xe-3s/asr903/ir
g-xe-3s-asr903-book.html
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/iproute_bgp/configuration/guide/irg_bgp_mp_pic.html
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_bgp/configuration/15-2mt/irg-bgp-mp-pi
c.html
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CFM over EFP interface with xconnect—This feature provides support for IEEE 802.1ag draft
8.1-compliant CFM functionality on pseudowire & VFI interfaces. For details about this feature,
see:
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/asr_900/feature/guides/CFM_EFP_xconnect.html
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/7600/install_config/ES40_config_guide/es40_chap4.
html
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CFM on Port-Channel Interfaces—This feature provides support for IEEE 802.1ag (CFM) on
port-channel interfaces for end-to-end connectivity fault management on Ethernet networks. For
details about this feature, see:
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/cether/configuration/guide/ce_cfm.html
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipsla/configuration/guide/sla_metro_ethernet.html
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/ios-xml/ios/cether/configuration/xe-3s/ce-cfm.html